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NewYork-Presbyterian named #1 Hospital in New York – Again

The annual hospital ratings issue of U.S. News & World Report, released today, once again names NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital the #1 hospital in New York. This makes 17 years in a row for this distinction. We have also been named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll – a list of the top 20 hospitals in the nation that takes specialty care into account.  

The Neurology and Neurosurgery service here is ranked as #4 in the nation, behind only Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Mass...

Weill Cornell Medicine
We are proud to announce the appointments of three new faculty members, who expand our already considerable offerings in the treatment of brain and spine disorders.
Dr. Marc Dinkin and Dr. Athos Patsalides of Weill Cornell Medicine
Study shows that stenting reduces or eliminates symptoms in the vast majority of patients with venous sinus stenosis.
Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center

The chair of the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center talks about Senator John McCain's Glioblastoma diagnosis.

 

Dr. Philip E. Stieg
Professor and Chairman Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD, talks about what goes on the in brain when we are stressed and how meditation may help.
Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center

The chair of the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center talks with John Catsimatides' about football and concussions.

Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center

Dr. Stieg talks about boxing and concussions experienced during childhood with Kate Delaney on NBC Sports Radio.

Michael Kaplitt, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Kaplitt talks about advances in Alzheimers research on the Cats Roundtable.

 

Dr. Philip Stieg, founder and chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center
Dr. Stieg presented results from the Brain Tumor Foundation’s Road to Early Detection initiative, in which patients receive MRI screening for brain tumors in a mobile unit
Biological Approaches to Spinal Disc Repair and Regeneration for Clinicians
The text is the first book to cover innovative tissue engineering and biological interventions as treatment options for degenerative disc disease.

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